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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 287 points 1 year ago (5 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 124 points 1 year ago (4 children)

ASS (Advanced Substation Alpha)

[–] Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works 65 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Fantastic sub format for anime.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wonder why “great” and “sword” need to be Katakana

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same reason some English people will use Japanese words? I don't know.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I didnt know if you knew the loan word thing.

Why ask?

[–] OuterRem@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They transliterated it as English: “Great” being written like “Go Ra To” or something similar instead of using the Kanji 大 pronounced as “Dai”. Same with Sword, they wrote it like “Sa Do” or something, instead of 剣 pronounced as “Ken”.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know, but why? Not trying to be a hater but why not just use the native words?

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago

Because it sounds like English words which is "cool"

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eyy I just watched Red Ranger, extremely enjoyable for how stupid it is. I bet I'd have loved power rangers if I watched it as a kid

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I watched too much of power rangers on TV as a child.
As a result, I don't find the anime enjoyable.

Even though the premise was fun, I just couldn't tolerate it enough to feel the fun.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why is that not ASA? Or even ASSA.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 year ago

Because they knew exactly what they were doing, obviously.

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago
[–] vodka@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

Because substation alpha is SSA so they just reversed it.

Because it's funny.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

When I took a geometry test in eighth grade, I got a point deducted because I wrote ASS instead of SSA (side-side-angle) when calculating angles and side lengths of a triangle. Still got the right answer though

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, wonderful, teachers who punish kids for being kids and/or making mistakes.

[–] Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a "show your workings" questions it makes sense.

[–] firelizzard@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

There’s no difference between SSA and ASS in that context so it’s pointless to punish a student for that

[–] ServantOfRa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Right in the nostalgia! Happiness is a warm genlock...

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m so old and tired, this isn’t even funny anymore. I’ll have to explain to some junior engineer about ASS. Then management will learn about this term “ass”, and use it incorrectly at every possible opportunity. Then when no one can explain ASS, I end up being “the ass guy.”

[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I always chuckle when Jellyfin shows subtitles as "Full ASS".

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Never half ass two things. Full ass 1 thing

[–] ShartAtBigLots@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For some reason, ASS files cause stuttering on my Jellyfin Server living on a NAS

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago

The default libass shaping engine,